We may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint. — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“BDNF production is decreased in animals on a diet high in sugar.16” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“fructose was called the most fattening carbohydrate more than forty years ago by biochemists.” — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“innumerable studies have demonstrated that depression runs much higher in people who have low cholesterol.22” — David Perlmutter Depression Copy Share Image
While the hippocampus itself doesn't store memories, it serves to triage our experiences based upon their survival significance. — David Perlmutter Based Copy Share Image
As a practicing neurologist, I place central importance in applying current science to the notion of disease prevention. — David Perlmutter Applying Copy Share Image
Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat. — David Perlmutter Actually Copy Share Image
Children need to be exploring their physical world. They need to be learning the fundamental laws of physics by manipulating objects. — David Perlmutter Children Copy Share Image
“Exercise also improves insulin sensitivity. It helps manage blood sugar balance and reduce the glycation of proteins.” — David Perlmutter Blood sugar Copy Share Image
Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat. — David Perlmutter Brain Copy Share Image
In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-making behaviors are far more influenced by advertisement than with current science. — David Perlmutter Advertisement Copy Share Image
“(some experts believe our increased consumption of brain-healthy omega-3 fatty acids was responsible for the threefold increase in the size of the… — David Perlmutter Human brain Copy Share Image
“modifiable factors that can turn on the Nrf2 switch, activating genes that can produce powerful antioxidants and detoxification enzymes. Vanderbilt” — David Perlmutter Powerful Antioxidants Copy Share Image
Increase your consumption of healthful fats like extra virgin olive oil, avocado, grass-fed beef, wild fish, coconut oil, nuts and seeds. At… — David Perlmutter Beef Copy Share Image
“babies who are regularly breast-fed when they are first introduced to foods containing gluten have been shown to cut their risk of… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“And although we are presently ranked first in the world in health-care spending, we are ranked thirty-seventh in overall health-system performance, according… — David Perlmutter Life Copy Share Image
“challenging the mind fortifies new neural networks. Much in the way our muscles gain strength and functionality when physically challenged through exercise,… — David Perlmutter Fitness Copy Share Image
“if you cannot control your hunger and appetite, good luck managing your blood chemistry, metabolism, waistline, and, in the bigger picture, the… — David Perlmutter Appetite Copy Share Image
“one molecule of vitamin C is oxidized by one free radical. (This one-to-one chemistry is called a stoichiometric reaction by chemists.) Can… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“researchers investigated the association between curry consumption level and cognitive function in elderly Asians.7 Those who ate curry “occasionally” and “often or… — David Perlmutter Curry Copy Share Image
“To quote Gary Taubes, “In fact, we can define this mild ketosis as the normal state of human metabolism when we’re not… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“Within the next decade, one in two Americans will suffer from diabesity—the term now used to describe a range of metabolic imbalances… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“Physical exercise is one of the most potent ways of changing your genes; put simply, when you exercise, you literally exercise your… — David Perlmutter Brain cells Copy Share Image
“Many years ago I was trained in Ayurveda, a system of traditional medicine that dates back to the ancient Vedic period in… — David Perlmutter Ayurveda Copy Share Image
“When your appetite hormones are not behaving properly, your brain becomes essentially disconnected from your stomach. It deceives you into thinking you’re… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“people with celiac have significantly increased production of free radicals, and they exhibit free radical damage to their fat, protein, and even… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“At the root of the problem? That sticky wheat protein, gluten. Although the jury is still out on the connections between gluten… — David Perlmutter Autism Copy Share Image
“French fries (often dusted with flour before freezing) fried vegetables/tempura fruit fillings and puddings gravy hot dogs ice cream imitation crabmeat, bacon,… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg daily coconut oil 1 tablespoon daily, taken straight or used in cooking DHA 1,000 mg daily (Note: It’s… — David Perlmutter Empty stomach Copy Share Image
“The following foods often contain gluten: baked beans (canned) beer blue cheeses bouillons/broths (commercially prepared) breaded foods cereals chocolate milk (commercially prepared)… — David Perlmutter Baked beans Copy Share Image
“What you eat & when you eat matter, but so does what order you eat your foods in. Never eat what Dr.… — David Perlmutter Carbohydrates Copy Share Image
“Inflammation, which you know by now is the cornerstone of many brain disorders, can be initiated when the immune system reacts to… — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“In 2017, The Journal Stroke, released a bombshell paper that revealed the risk for stroke, Alzheimer’s, & dementia in general among people… — David Perlmutter Alzheimers Copy Share Image
“Babies who are born via Cesarean section have a higher risk of developing ADHD, but why? Understanding the links in the chain… — David Perlmutter Health Copy Share Image
“so-called ketogenic diet has been a treatment for epilepsy since the early 1920s” — David Perlmutter Food Copy Share Image
“the same pathway that turns on BDNF production can be activated by intermittent fasting. We’ll” — David Perlmutter Fasting Copy Share Image
“A purely ketogenic diet is one that derives 80 to 90 percent of calories from fat, and the rest from carbohydrate and protein.” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. — David Perlmutter Brain Copy Share Image
We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity. — David Perlmutter Direct Copy Share Image
